Archive for 2006/07


McClatchy/Jackson Clarion-Ledger Examines U.S. Women’s Increasing Use Of Alternative Therapies For Infertility, Health

McClatchy/Jackson Clarion-Ledger on Tuesday examined the increasing number of U.S. women "who are turning to alternative, Eastern medicinal arts for problems with infertility, menopause, weight loss and even dry skin. [click link for full article]
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Symbicort® (budesonide/formoterol) Treatment For Asthma Approved By The FDA

AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol) for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients age 12 and older. SYMBICORT is a twice-daily asthma therapy combining budesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid, and formoterol, a rapid and long-acting beta2-agonist into one inhaler. [click link for full article]
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Dogs Itching To Try Homeopathic Remedies

Dogs with a common allergic skin disease, canine atopic dermatitis, will be taking part in a clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies as conventional meets complementary at Bristol University's School of Veterinary Science.Dr Peter Hill, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology at Bristol's Vet School is embarking on the trial that aims to settle some of the arguments about the practice of homeopathy. [click link for full article]
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Salt Lake City Hosts CHEST 2006 Pulmonary-Critical Care Conference: ACCP 72nd Annual Medical Conference

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) invites journalists from around the world to attend CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly, held October 21-26, in Salt Lake City, UT. CHEST 2006 is the only medical meeting focusing on clinical chest medicine, including pulmonology, critical care, cardiology, and sleep medicine. [click link for full article]
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Anti-histamines Cannot Be Recommended As A General Therapy For Non-specific Coughs In Children

Children with a cough that lasts more than 3-4 weeks and is not associated with an identifiable illness are sometimes given anti-histamines. In adults with chronic cough, anti-histamines are recommended as an empirical treatment, but a systematic review of research failed to find evidence that it works for children. Anti-histamines do, however, have well known side-effects. [click link for full article]
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Acupuncture Can Help Clear A Chronic Pain In The Neck

There is moderate evidence that acupuncture can relieve chronic neck pain. Between 26 - 71 percent of the adult population claims to have had at least one episode of neck pain or stiffness during their life. In many cases, this can last for months and has a large impact on life style, work and health care expenditure.Acupuncture is one of the complementary medicines that is frequently used. [click link for full article]
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Biopsy Study Shows Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist And Low Steroid Dose In Advair Diskus(R) 100/50mcg Maintains Control Of Airway Inflammation

The largestbiopsy study conducted to date demonstrates that a lower dose of an inhaledcorticosteroid (ICS) with the addition of a long acting beta2-agonist(LABA) is as effective in maintaining control of airway inflammation as amedium-dose ICS alone in patients with moderate asthma. [click link for full article]
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Aridol Marketing Application Filed In Switzerland

Specialtypharmaceutical company Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX: PXS; Nasdaq: PXSL) todayannounced that it has lodged the registration documents for marketingapproval of its asthma management product, Aridol, with the Swissregulatory agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic. Aridol will bedistributed by Trimedal AG, a specialist respiratory and allergypharmaceutical company based in Zurich. [click link for full article]
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Snapple Introduces ‘Good For You’ Premium Green Teas

Snapple, makers of The BestStuff on Earth, today launches Snapple Green Teas, a collection ofauthentic green teas that contain the natural antioxidant EGCG and helpsboost metabolism. Snapple's new Green Tea has the most EGCG, with 55mg per bottle, compared to leading ready-to-drink green teas, and is the second ina line of new products that support a "good for you" platform from whichthe brand will inform and inspire consumers about the health benefits oftea. [click link for full article]
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Combination Of Antileukotrienes And Inhaled Corticosteroids May Be Necessary To Effectively Treat Asthma, From JACI

A new study provides support for thecombined therapy of inhaled corticosteroids and antileukotriene drugs inthe treatment of asthma. The study, "Bronchial responsiveness to leukotriene D4 is resistant toinhaled fluticasone propionate", can be found in the July 2006 issue of theJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), the peer-reviewedjournal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI). [click link for full article]
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